Het Patel Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Rock, but not fossil, methinks. Petrified wood would show grain? As you have been asked before, what is the geology of the area you are finding your specimens? Formation and age may assist you in being better able to locate fossils. Also, as asked before, please get into the habit of posting specimens with a ruler or tape measure for scale, not fingers. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Affirmative. Cycadeoid ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Just now, Rockwood said: Affirmative. Cycadeoid ? Really? How so? I genuinely would like to know and don't quite see what you are seeing... ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Kane said: Rock, but not fossil. Petrified wood would show grain. Not always the way you might expect. Zoom in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Rockwood said: Not always the way you might expect. Zoom in. Still can't make it out. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kane said: Really? How so? I genuinely would like to know and don't quite see what you are seeing... My first instinct was to dismiss it as a rock, but I think it has a complex texture that doesn't show well in a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 @Rockwood I strongly disagree. This looks like metamorphic rock to me. Cropped and contrasted: 1 3 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I'm still in on something like a cycad. Context would help a lot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Het Patel Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) I don't know if you guys are able to see but some thin layers are visible in this rock which might be indication of concentric circles of a tree. Try to see the image vertically. Edited September 23, 2021 by Het Patel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Het Patel Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 try to see this image horizontally you might me able to see the layers i am talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Het Patel Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 45 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: @Rockwood I strongly disagree. This looks like metamorphic rock to me. Cropped and contrasted: I think that after contrasting the image the specimen will look much darker which will make it more look like a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Once again: formation and/or age if known. Context is absolutely essential in identifying fossils. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I'll perhaps loosen my grip a bit, but I'm not letting go 'till we get a little info. surrounding the find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I am reminded that at my last color vision screening, the tech. seemed to indicate that I don't see things the same way a lot of folks do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I'm gunna side with Rockwood on this one. There is something about this 'rock' that for my eyes says its not a rock. Im sure thats about as much help as throwing your jacket in a river so the old lady can cross. RB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I see the "layers", but am still unconvinced. They could just as easily be effects of erosion. As Kane stated, location found, formation/geologic setting, and reports of cycad fossil finds from the area might change my mind. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Het Patel Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Fossildude19 said: I see the "layers", but am still unconvinced. They could just as easily be effects of erosion. As Kane stated, location found, formation/geologic setting, and reports of cycad fossil finds from the area might change my mind. Got this one from mountain from where I got many peices of pertified wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Again, "mountain" is not enough information to make any kind of diagnosis. Country/region or town where find was made. What is the age of the bedrock in the area? Have you looked at geological bedrock maps of the area? Are there scientific papers recording the finds of wood in the area? The majority of your posts here have been rocks, so, skepticism is required. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Het Patel Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 Dosen't that resembles a bark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Resemblance is not proof of identity. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Het Patel Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) Ok ok, so sorry for half baked information after some research I concluded that the bedrock age from where I found it is around 46million years and the fossils which were discovered here were of 3 million years of age. Edited September 23, 2021 by Het Patel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Het Patel Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 BTW is it really cycodeoid ? I really want to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Het Patel said: Dosen't that resembles a bark? No. It does look like a sectioned view to me however. 10 minutes ago, Het Patel said: BTW is it really cycodeoid ? I really want to know? Cycads and cycadeoids are related. I think cycad may be more likely at this age, but we really need help here. @Plantguy @paleoflor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Looks to me like a fine-grained, indurated sandstone. 2 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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